On Monday I brewed a 3 gallon batch of wheat ale at 1.042: 3 pounds wheat dme, .75 ounce willammette hops, and K-97.
I pitched the yeast at 4:30 pm and saw a tiny hint off foam at 8:30. The next morning at 8 am there was a small bit of foam and no airlock activity. At noon it was going nuts, the foam was over an inch thick and the burps were coming less than a second apart. At 8 pm no more burps and the foam had fallen.
Weird ferment
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Weird ferment
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Re: Weird ferment
Rookie,
Sounds finished to me!
Bottle it today and start drinking it tomorrow.
WA
(Only joking)
Sounds finished to me!
Bottle it today and start drinking it tomorrow.
WA
(Only joking)
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Re: Weird ferment
It may be done, but I plan to let it settle for a week and then do a gravity check, and taste.
I'm just here for the beer.
Re: Weird ferment
A gravity check is the only way to tell it’s really done, especially if you think the ferment is unusual.
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Re: Weird ferment
I'm thinking now that the somewhat elevated temperature was the issue: it was higher than I've ever done with this yeast, but still within the range that is okay for it.
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Re: Weird ferment
It was 24 at it's highest point.
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Re: Weird ferment
After carbing its pretty good with no ill effects from the higher temperature.
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